title: Efficacy of a Culturally Based Parenting Intervention: Strengthening Open Communication Between Mexican-Heritage Parents and Adolescent Children.
abstract: This article presents the results of an initial efficacy trial of a parenting intervention,Familias: Preparando la Nueva Generación(FPNG), used to strengthen parenting practices, specifically, open family communication. Using community-based participatory research, including stakeholder involvement, theFPNGcurriculum was developed, evaluated for feasibility, and revised to complement the classroom-basedkeepin' itREALyouth substance-use prevention program.FPNGfocuses on family influences that characterize Mexican-heritage youth and families, including the impact of acculturation. The 9 middle schools were block-randomized into 3 groups: parents and youth (PY), youth only (Y), and control (C) conditions. Parents of 7th grade youth (N= 393, 82.8% mothers) completed self-report surveys at baseline and immediately following the intervention. Structural equation model analyses confirmed that PY parents reported significantly greater levels of open family communication at the follow-up compared with Y parents; C parents were not significantly different from Y parents at follow-up. The inclusion of parents in adolescent-focused preventive interventions might increase the effect size of an original and efficacious youth prevention intervention.
authors.affiliation: Arizona State University.
authors.forename: Lela Rankin
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Stephanie L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Ayers
authors.forename: Meghan M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Garvey
authors.forename: Flavio F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Marsiglia
authors.forename: Felipe González
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Castro
keywords: Hispanic Americans; drug users; primary prevention; research design; schools